Man assaults woman, steals puppy from neighbor in Flint, police say

FLINT, MI -- A 41-year-old man allegedly punched a woman and knocked her to
the ground in order to steal her puppy out her arms.

The woman told police she was holding the puppy, walking
into her home in the 4900 block of Theta Pass Drive in Flint shortly before
midnight Wednesday, April 23. That's when her neighbor, a 41-year-old man,
punched her twice in the right eye, knocking her to the ground and swiping the
puppy from her arms.

The report states the responding officer retrieved the puppy,
arrested the man and took him to Flint City Lockup for felonious assault and
strong-arm robbery.